# List of Northwestern State Demons in the NFL draft

This is a list of Northwestern State Demons football players in the NFL draft.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1955 | 4 | 5 | 42 | Fred Broussard | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1958 | 25 | 1 | 290 | J. C. Riekenberg | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1959 | 27 | 7 | 319 | Charlie Tolar | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1962 | 18 | 6 | 244 | Ferrell Yarbrough | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1963 | 10 | 3 | 129 | Jackie Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | TE |
| 1964 | 7 | 11 | 95 | Sammy Odom | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1964 | 9 | 7 | 119 | Jerry Burton | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1964 | 12 | 3 | 157 | Johnny Norman | Dallas Cowboys | E |
| 1965 | 6 | 13 | 83 | Corwyn Aldredge | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1966 | 10 | 13 | 153 | Monte Ledbetter | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1966 | 11 | 6 | 161 | Dick Reding | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 1967 | 4 | 10 | 90 | Al Dodd | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1968 | 15 | 12 | 393 | Dave Lovich | St. Louis Cardinals | DE |
| 1968 | 16 | 12 | 420 | Phil Creel | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1969 | 10 | 17 | 251 | David Arnold | San Diego Chargers | G |
| 1974 | 12 | 12 | 298 | Randy Walker | Green Bay Packers | K |
| 1975 | 8 | 10 | 192 | Mario Cage | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1975 | 11 | 23 | 283 | John Dilworth | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1976 | 14 | 1 | 376 | Jarvis Blinks | Seattle Seahawks | DB |
| 1977 | 2 | 20 | 48 | Sidney Thornton | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1979 | 2 | 20 | 48 | Petey Perot | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1979 | 12 | 27 | 330 | Mike Almond | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1981 | 2 | 13 | 41 | Joe Delaney | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1982 | 2 | 25 | 52 | Mark Duper | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1982 | 9 | 27 | 250 | James Bennett | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1983 | 6 | 7 | 147 | Victor Oatis | Philadelphia Eagles | WR |
| 1984 | 4 | 21 | 105 | Gary Reasons | New York Giants | LB |
| 1987 | 4 | 28 | 112 | Odessa Turner | New York Giants | WR |
| 1988 | 1 | 17 | 17 | John Stephens | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1989 | 6 | 20 | 159 | Floyd Turner | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1990 | 6 | 20 | 157 | Randy Hilliard | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1990 | 11 | 16 | 292 | Al Edwards | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1993 | 2 | 19 | 48 | Adrian Hardy | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 1994 | 2 | 10 | 39 | Marcus Spears | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1997 | 5 | 10 | 140 | Keith Thibodeaux | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1998 | 6 | 17 | 170 | Pat Palmer | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 1999 | 4 | 25 | 120 | Kenny Wright | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1999 | 5 | 29 | 162 | Jermaine Jones | New York Jets | DB |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | 175 | Robert Daniel | Carolina Panthers | DE |
| 2000 | 7 | 48 | 254 | Mike Green | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2002 | 5 | 29 | 164 | Craig Nall | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 | 111 | Terrence McGee | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 | 87 | David Pittman | Baltimore Ravens | DB |
| 2008 | 7 | 12 | 219 | Demetress Bell | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 172 | Jeremy Lane | Seattle Seahawks | DB |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 223 | Deon Simon | New York Jets | DT |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team |
| 1960 | Charlie Hennigan | WR | Houston Oilers |
| 1970 | Vic Nyvall | RB | New Orleans Saints |
| 1986 | Robert Moore | S | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1987 | James Hall | LB | San Diego Chargers |
| 1989 | Paul Frazier | RB | New Orleans Saints |
| 1999 | Ronnie Powell | WR | Cleveland Browns |
| 2005 | Jamall Johnson | LB | Cleveland Browns |
| 2007 | Tory Collins | DT | Chicago Bears |
| 2009 | Dudley Guice Jr. | WR | Tennessee Titans |
| 2010 | Isaiah Greenhouse | FB/LB | Houston Texans |
| 2015 | Imoan Claiborne | CB | St. Louis Rams |
| 2016 | Ed Eagan | WR | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2016 | Pace Murphy | OT | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2019 | Jazz Ferguson | WR | Seattle Seahawks |